Hat-pin.



J. N. BISHOP.

HAT PIN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, 1908.

Patented May 4, }909.

29i In woes UNITED STILXTTESAPATIEN T OFFICE.

JOHN N. BISHOP, OF IRONTON, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE'HALF TO HARRY BENJAMIN JONES, OF PILOT KNOB, MISSOURI.

HAT-PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 24, 1908.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Serial No. 464,271.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. Brsnor, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ironton, in the county of Iron and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Hat- Pin, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of fastenings known as hat pins.

It has for its object to provide a device of that kind equipped with a writing pencil, the latter being so disposed that it may be readily taken from the pin and used in the usual manner.

A further object is to provide a device which will be simple in structure and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, the

' parts being so disposed that the addition of the writing pencil will enhance rather than detract from the appearance of the article.

With these and other objects in view, as will more fully hereinafter appear, the nature of the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of the device may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification :Figure 1 is a per spective view of a hat pin provided with my device and showing the article ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a detail perspective of the pencil sheath. Fig. 3- is a longitudinal section of the sheath and socket showing the position of the arts when assembled.

Simi ar numerals of reference are employed to designate corresponding parts base 2 is formed which terminates in a lateral annular flange 3, the function of which is to prevent a complete insertion of the elongated lead portion to be presently described, into the crown of the hat. On that face of the flange 3 remote from the flaring base 2 is formed a conical shaped head or socket 4. The latter may be of any desired length and may extend in any direction, and in the present instance is shown to be in a plane with the axis of the shaft 1.

A pencil sheath 5 of suitable material is of a size to snugly fit within the socket 4 so that when the parts are in position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, there will be sufficient friction between the inner face of the socket and outer face of the sheath to prevent the latter from accidentally falling out. The sheath 5 is of an interior diameter sufficient to accommodate a section of an ordinary writing pencil 6, and at its outer end is exteriorly provided with a screw thread 7.

An ornament 8 of any suitable type is provided on one face with an interiorly threaded sleeve or collar 9 of a size to fit over the outer end of the sheath 5 and engage the threads 7 thereof, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Thus it will be seen by unscrewing the ornament 8 from the sheath, the pencil may be extracted to be sharpened. It will be further observed when the ornament S is connected with the sheath, that portion of the latter extending beyond the edge of the collar 9 will be considerably less in length than the socket 4, whereby sullicient space will exist between the inner ends of the sheath and socket for the point of the pencil.

It can be readily seen that the advantages of a device of this kind will be greatlya preciated by the wearer, since it will at al times embody a useful article and conceal the same from view in an effective manner.

What is claimed is A hat pin provided at one end with a socket, and a pencil sheath having a cover forming a closure for said socket.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' JOHN N. BISHOP.

\Vitnesses JOHN I. MAnsnALL, Jnssn PnAsn. 

